Sofia, age 6, playing in a mud puddle formed by the winter rains. The land she holds between her fingers formerly belonged her grandfather, but has recently been purchase by a European planning to build a beach house. Land speculation by is a serious problem along Brazil's Northeast coast that is displacing many families like Sofia's who have lived in the area for generations.

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